soldier (old term)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
soldier; private; rank-and-file soldier
archaicAn antiquated term for common soldiers used in imperial and early modern China. It carries a historical flavor and is no longer used in contemporary contexts to refer to modern soldiers.
Qīng清
cháo朝
mò末
nián年
，
xǔ许
duō多
bīng兵
yǒng勇
bèi被
pài派
wǎng往
biān边
jìng境
zhù驻
shǒu守
。
In the late Qing Dynasty, many soldiers were sent to garrison the border.
Nà那
zhī支
jūn军
duì队
zhǔ主
yào要
yóu由
zhēng征
zhào召
de的
bīng兵
yǒng勇
zǔ组
chéng成
。
That army was primarily composed of conscripted soldiers.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
miáo描
xiě写
le了
gǔ古
dài代
bīng兵
yǒng勇
de的
jiān艰
kǔ苦
shēng生
huó活
。
The novel depicts the arduous life of ancient soldiers.